# Drugs.com Scraper (`dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Drugs.com by search, medical condition, or drug class — or paste an input\_url. Returns drug names, ratings, Rx/OTC, pregnancy/CSA flags, and optional full monograph details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 💊 Drugs.com Scraper

Want drug listings and monographs from [Drugs.com](https://www.drugs.com/) without paging through search results by hand? This scraper makes it easy.

Use the **search bar**, pick a **medical condition** or **drug class** from the full site catalogues — better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`**. You get clean CSV/JSON with ratings, Rx/OTC flags, pregnancy/CSA info, and **full monograph details** (description, warnings, side effects, related links).

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Researchers & students:** Compare treatments for a condition or drug class.
- **Health-tech builders:** Structure Drugs.com pages for apps and datasets.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Structured filters (`search_input`, `condition`, `drug_class`) beat brittle URL crafting.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed descriptions, warnings, and side-effect blurbs into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste a search, condition, class, or drug page (`input_url`), or use structured filters.
- 🎯 **Full catalogues:** Dropdowns for ~2,100 medical conditions and ~490 drug classes — same coverage as the site A–Z / class indexes.
- 🔍 **Search bar parity:** `search_input` maps to the Drugs.com search box.
- ↕️ **Sort:** Popularity, drug name, rating, or reviews (condition & class listings).
- 🧾 **Full details by default:** Every result is enriched from the drug page — generic/brand names, availability, description, warnings, side effects, and related links.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

For every drug / result, you will get:

- **Core:** `name`, `url`, `generic_name`, `brand_names`, `drug_class`, `result_type`, `source`
- **Listing signals:** `rating`, `reviews_count`, `activity_pct`, `rx_otc`, `pregnancy`, `csa`, `alcohol`
- **Monograph:** `pronunciation`, `dosage_forms`, `availability`, `pregnancy_lactation`, `csa_schedule`, `description`, `warnings`, `side_effects`
- **Extras:** `ratings`, `related_links`, `snippet` (search), `condition` / `drug_class_slug` / `sort` when applicable

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A — Search**

1. Set `search_input` (e.g. `ibuprofen`).
2. Set `max_items` and click **Start**.

**Option B — Condition or drug class**

1. Pick a `condition` (e.g. Sinusitis) or `drug_class` (e.g. NSAIDs).
2. Optionally set `sort` (popularity / rating / reviews / drug name).
3. Start the run.

**Option C — Input URL**

1. Open a Drugs.com search, condition, class, or drug page.
2. Paste the URL into `input_url`.
3. Start.

Export CSV, Excel, or JSON when done.

***

#### Tech details for developers 🧑‍💻

**Inputs**

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `input_url` | Optional Drugs.com search / condition / class / drug URL |
| `search_input` | Free-text search (site search bar) |
| `condition` | Medical condition slug (full dropdown) |
| `drug_class` | Pharmacological class slug (full dropdown) |
| `sort` | `popularity` | `drug` | `rating` | `reviews` |
| `max_items` | Cap results (1–2000, default 50) |

Priority: `input_url` → `search_input` → `condition` → `drug_class`.

**Input Example (search):**

```json
{
  "search_input": "ibuprofen",
  "max_items": 50
}
```

**Input Example (condition + sort):**

```json
{
  "condition": "sinusitis",
  "sort": "rating",
  "max_items": 100
}
```

**Input Example (drug class):**

```json
{
  "drug_class": "nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-agents",
  "sort": "reviews",
  "max_items": 50
}
```

**Input Example (drug URL):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://www.drugs.com/ibuprofen.html"
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "name": "Ibuprofen",
  "url": "https://www.drugs.com/ibuprofen.html",
  "rating": 7.3,
  "reviews_count": 246,
  "rx_otc": "Rx/OTC",
  "pregnancy": "C",
  "csa": "N",
  "generic_name": "ibuprofen",
  "brand_names": "Advil, Genpril, IBU, Midol IB, Motrin IB",
  "drug_class": "Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs)",
  "availability": "Rx and/or OTC",
  "description": "Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.",
  "warnings": "Ibuprofen can increase your risk of fatal heart attack or stroke...",
  "side_effects": "Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction...",
  "related_links": [
    { "label": "Side Effects", "url": "https://www.drugs.com/sfx/ibuprofen-side-effects.html" },
    { "label": "Pregnancy", "url": "https://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/ibuprofen.html" }
  ],
  "result_type": "condition_drug",
  "condition": "pain",
  "source": "drugs.com"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Optional. Paste a Drugs.com search, condition, drug-class, or drug page URL. Leave empty to use the filters below (better for AI agents).

## `search_input` (type: `string`):

Text for the Drugs.com search bar (e.g. ibuprofen, metformin).

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Scrape drugs listed for this condition (full site catalogue).

## `drug_class` (type: `string`):

Scrape drugs in this pharmacological class.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort order for condition and drug-class listings (ignored for free-text search).

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return (capped at 2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search_input": "ibuprofen",
  "condition": "",
  "drug_class": "",
  "sort": "popularity",
  "max_items": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of scraped items using the dataset 'overview' view.

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped items from the default dataset without view transformation.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "search_input": "ibuprofen",
    "max_items": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "search_input": "ibuprofen",
    "max_items": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "search_input": "ibuprofen",
  "max_items": 50
}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/drugs-com-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uR1nPEEIhTcuYTgKC/builds/PESX2cVGvTDEpa1zq/openapi.json